Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Syllogisms

1. Statements :

All the papers are books. All the bags are books. Some purses are bags.

Conclusions :
I. Some papers are bags.
II. Some books are papers.
III. Some books are purses.

  • (A) Only (I)
  • (B) Only (II) and (III)
  • (C) Only (I) and (II)
  • (D) Only (I) and (III)

2. Statements :

All the books are pencils. No pencil is eraser.

Conclusions :
I. All the pencils are books.
II. Some erasers are books.
III. No book is eraser.
IV. Some books are erasers.

  • (A) Only (III)
  • (B) Only (I) and (III)
  • (C) Only (I) and (II)
  • (D) Only (II) and (III)

3. Statement :

Some raises are promotions.
All promotions are hikes
All hikes are advance

Conclusion :
I. Some hikes are raises.
II. Some advances are not promotion.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

4. Statements :

Some cars are jeeps. All the boxes are jeeps. All the pens are cars.

Conclusions :
I. Some cars are boxes.
II. No pen is jeep.
III. Some boxes are cars.

  • (A) None of three
  • (B) Only (I) and (II)
  • (C) Only (I) and (III)
  • (D) Only (II) and (III)

5. Statements :

All the goats are tigers. All the tigers are lions.

Conclusions :
I. All the goats are lions.
II. All the lions are goats.
III. Some lions are goats.
IV. Some tigers are goats.

  • (A) All the four
  • (B) Only (I), (II) and (III)
  • (C) Only (I), (III) and (IV)
  • (D) Only (II), (III) and (IV)

6. Statement :

All the harmoniums are instruments. All instruments are flutes.

Conclusion :
I. All the flutes are instruments.
II. All the harmoniums are flutes.

  • (A) Only I conclusion follows.
  • (B) Only II conclusion follows.
  • (C) Either I or II follows.
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows.

7. Statement :

Some kings are queens. All the queens are beautiful.

Conclusion :
I. All the kings are beautiful
II. All the queens are kings.

  • (A) Only I foloows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I or II follows

8. Statements :

All the books are papers. Some papers are journals. Some journals are calendars.

Conclusions :
I. Some journals are books.
II. Some calendars are papers.
III. Some books are journals.
IV. Some books are calendars.

  • (A) Only (I)
  • (B) Only (II)
  • (C) Only (III)
  • (D) Only (IV)

9. Statements :

No mat is fan. Some fans are cars. All cars are shirts.

Conclusions :
I. All mats are cars.
II. All shirts are cars.
III. Some shirts are fans.
IV. No shirt is a mat.

  • (A) Only either II or IV and III follow
  • (B) Only I and II follow
  • (C) Only IV follow
  • (D) Only III follow

10. Statements :

No door is dog. All the dogs are cats.

Conclusions :
I. No door is cat.
II. No cat is door.
III. Some cats are dogs.
IV. All the cats are dogs.

  • (A) Only (II) and (IV)
  • (B) Only (I) and (III)
  • (C) Only (III) and (IV)
  • (D) Only (III)